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navy band. >>> the fiscal cliff grabbing the headlines in washington. but that's not the only big event at the nation's capital. next month, president obama will be inaugurated for a second term and that means plenty of turnover among his top advisers. emily schmitt has a look at the upcoming cabinet. >> reporter: this -- >> this is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet with my full cabinet. >> reporter: maybe the last glimpse of this picture. >> he wants to put together a team, especially in international affairs, a team overall that going into a second term doesn't look like a second team, does not look like a group of second stringers. >> reporter: the likely short list to succeed secretary of state hillary clinton, is also politically charged. susan rice is thought to be a leading contender, but some republicans have been highly critical of rice following the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> when they go after the u.n. ambassador, apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> senator mccain? >>
navy band. >>> the fiscal cliff grabbing the headlines in washington. but that's not the only big event at the nation's capital. next month, president obama will be inaugurated for a second term and that means plenty of turnover among his top advisers. emily schmitt has a look at the upcoming cabinet. >> reporter: this -- >> this is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet with my full cabinet. >> reporter: maybe the last glimpse of this picture. >> he wants to...
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>>> we may learn as early as today the identity of the elite navy s.e.a.l. who died rescuing an american doctor abducted and held hostage in afghanistan. we do know he was a member of s.e.a.l. team 6. that's the same group that took down osama bin laden. we do not know if he was part of that raid. pentagon correspondent barbara starr will have the latest on this story in the next half hour. >>> fans of bonda music are mourning the death of mexican-american superstar jenni rivera. her plane crashed en route to mexico city. singer gloria he is at t estefa twitter. kwp our deepest sympathy to the family and fans of jenni rivera and those that accompanied her on what was to be her last voyage. rest in peace." >>> in announcing the nobel peace prize, the nobel committee credited eu leaders turning them into political and economic partners. i don't believe that's eu leaders singing right now. or else they'd be up for all kinds of awards. i do believe that's the ceremony where they're getting the award. >>> a powerful winter storm packing high winds and heavy snow
>>> we may learn as early as today the identity of the elite navy s.e.a.l. who died rescuing an american doctor abducted and held hostage in afghanistan. we do know he was a member of s.e.a.l. team 6. that's the same group that took down osama bin laden. we do not know if he was part of that raid. pentagon correspondent barbara starr will have the latest on this story in the next half hour. >>> fans of bonda music are mourning the death of mexican-american superstar jenni...
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you could have had navy s.e.a.l.s at the front door with arms drawn to stop him. that would be the only way. he came in with four weapons, shot his way into the school. not much you can do about that. it was a secure school. and that was the truth. he could have gotten into any building in the united states with that level of weapons. >> shehere is what governor ric perry said. >> in the state of texas with our concealed weapons laws. if you go through the process and dually ba l ly backgrounded trained, you should be able to carry your handgun anywhere in this state. >> why are you shaking your head, no, no, no? >> with all due respect to governor perry, he has to think beyond the small mindedness, i want to carry a gun for gun's sake. too many people have died. our children are frightened to go back to school because we have lawlessness, a feel in our country. so many people are afraid that somebody is carrying a gun. step back for a second. take a look at the rest of the country and realize that not everybody thinks carrying a gun is cool. some people are afrai
you could have had navy s.e.a.l.s at the front door with arms drawn to stop him. that would be the only way. he came in with four weapons, shot his way into the school. not much you can do about that. it was a secure school. and that was the truth. he could have gotten into any building in the united states with that level of weapons. >> shehere is what governor ric perry said. >> in the state of texas with our concealed weapons laws. if you go through the process and dually ba l ly...
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now we're learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who died in that successful mission to rescue an american doctor who was being held captive in afghanistan. brian todd is in his hometown and talking to the people who knew him best. >> reporter: he died doing what he dreamed about since middle school. his last operation was a success. the 28-year-old from the elite s.e.a.l. team six, the lone american casualty in the mission that rescued an american dock for from captors in afghanistan. tony says he dreaded this day. still -- >> i never thought that anything like that could happen to him. he was always smarter. he was always faster. he was always, you know, always so dedicated. you know, just blew my mind when it happened. >> reporter: he played football and wrestled with nick in middle school, wrestled with him in high school. he and another teammate, now the assistant principal, remember nick as a no nonsense kid who never wanted to be anything but a navy s.e.a.l. >> you had to go up against him in practice. what was that like? >>
now we're learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who died in that successful mission to rescue an american doctor who was being held captive in afghanistan. brian todd is in his hometown and talking to the people who knew him best. >> reporter: he died doing what he dreamed about since middle school. his last operation was a success. the 28-year-old from the elite s.e.a.l. team six, the lone american casualty in the mission that rescued an american dock for from captors in afghanistan....
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we are learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who died in a mission to rescue an american doctor held captive in afghanistan. . >> reporter: he died doing what he dreamed about since middle school and his last operation was a success. 28-year-old nicholas check from the elite s.e.a.l. team six, the lone u.s. casualty in the mission that rescued dr. joseph from his cappers in afghanistan. tony said he dreaded this day. still -- >> i never thought that anything like that could happen to him. he was always smarter, faster, always, you know, he was always so dedicated. and you know, just blew my mind when it happened. >> the played football and wrestled with nick in middle school at norwin high school outside of pittsburgh. he and another teammate, now the assistant principal at norwin remember him as a no-nonsense kid that never wanted to be anything but a navy s.e.a.l. >> what when you went up against him in practice what was it like. >> when you got tired in the end, he didn't slow down or give in. >> her he was known as a good wr
we are learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who died in a mission to rescue an american doctor held captive in afghanistan. . >> reporter: he died doing what he dreamed about since middle school and his last operation was a success. 28-year-old nicholas check from the elite s.e.a.l. team six, the lone u.s. casualty in the mission that rescued dr. joseph from his cappers in afghanistan. tony said he dreaded this day. still -- >> i never thought that anything like that could happen...
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the navy is moving two guided missile destroyers to the region, although they're not saying exactly where. pyongyang says they are trying to send a working satellite into orbit. but the u.s. and other countries simply don't believe that. they believe that this is a cover for testing the long-range missile technology, which is banned by the united nations. one senior government official here in seoul tells me that a motivation behind this rocket launch may also be domestic instability. the source says that kim jong-un's rule may not be as secure as previously thought. and this kind of rocket launch could deflect any attention from that. tom? >> as you may recall, the last launch there did not go very well at all. >>> next to gaza city, where after 45 years in exile, one of the founders of hamas, khalid meshaal, made a historic return today. the pomp and circumstance surrounding his visit underscored the organization's powerful influence among palestinians. cnn's fred pleitgen was there. >> reporter: he received a triumphal welcome when he entered gaza. tens of thousands of hamas fighters l
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the navy cross. however, to civilians and the department of defense did not approve a medal of honor. >> thank you very much for your time, sir. we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> yeah, thank you. >>> in other news now, floods, fire, and a massive drought. the effects of climate change or something more. is it more significant? why some say this year's wild weather could have biblical implications. ♪ [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'.
the navy cross. however, to civilians and the department of defense did not approve a medal of honor. >> thank you very much for your time, sir. we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> yeah, thank you. >>> in other news now, floods, fire, and a massive drought. the effects of climate change or something more. is it more significant? why some say this year's wild weather could have biblical implications. ♪ [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season...
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the navy's big worry? women are still not confident their reports will be taken seriously. >> the chain of command is part of the problem. you are required to report the incident to your chain of command. oftentimes the assailant is your commander. >> reporter: at west point and the air force academy, the number of sexual assault incidents reported rose as well. while disturbing, the survey did find the at these schools women appear to be more comfortable going ahead and reporting harassment and assault, though there were many cases of unreported incidents. and the military is cracking down on senior officers. an army general is scheduled to go to trial in the coming weeks on charges he committed sexual offenses, but at the military service academies commanders are under growing pressure to make sure their students are kept safe. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> the shooting in newtown has many debating the need for more gun control, but is a stricter gun law part of the answer. we're focusing on unde
the navy's big worry? women are still not confident their reports will be taken seriously. >> the chain of command is part of the problem. you are required to report the incident to your chain of command. oftentimes the assailant is your commander. >> reporter: at west point and the air force academy, the number of sexual assault incidents reported rose as well. while disturbing, the survey did find the at these schools women appear to be more comfortable going ahead and reporting...
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navy put a number of ships in the region that have very powerful radars and surveillance systems. so all of that is gathering up all the data. they will look at it. and they are very experienced. they'll be able to determine pretty closely what kind of missile, where it flew, where it fell, how long it flew, and again it goes back to what paula was saying. if this launch really was a three-stage rocket and it really was successful, more successful than the failed one back in april, the big question for the intelligence community right now is how did the north koreans do it and, like we sid, is someone out there helping them, perhaps the iranians? that become a much more important complex foreign policy issue for the government, anderson. >> i'll rebroadcast a report i did for "60 minutes" about a concentration camp inside north korea. we often focus on these rocket launches not so much the humanitarian rights issues that are going on inside north korea. the extraordinary story of a young man who spent the first 23 years of his life in a concentration camp in north korea, actually
navy put a number of ships in the region that have very powerful radars and surveillance systems. so all of that is gathering up all the data. they will look at it. and they are very experienced. they'll be able to determine pretty closely what kind of missile, where it flew, where it fell, how long it flew, and again it goes back to what paula was saying. if this launch really was a three-stage rocket and it really was successful, more successful than the failed one back in april, the big...
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the rebels are cooking up something much more lethal. we're live in the town of the navy s.e.a.l. who gave his life. >>> plus, disturbing information about the owner of the plane who killed a lat tina superstar. stand by. you're in "the situation room." let's get right to our strategy session. joining us, the democratic strategist, hilary rosen and mary matalin. they are both making the case, get out from behind closed doors and negotiate the terms of the fiscal cliff deal in public. let's listen. >> i get nervous when two people disappear into a white house room and start making a grand alliance and they think, we're going to do this and get it out of the secret meetings and into the public venues to the american people and the congress themselves, we're responsible for making intelligent decisions. that should be done publicly. but at some point, after public debate and so forth, yes, private negotiations can help bridge the gap and bring us to a successful conclusion. >> mary, what do you think? will that be a kiss of death? >> i don't think there's time, wolf, the president ha
the rebels are cooking up something much more lethal. we're live in the town of the navy s.e.a.l. who gave his life. >>> plus, disturbing information about the owner of the plane who killed a lat tina superstar. stand by. you're in "the situation room." let's get right to our strategy session. joining us, the democratic strategist, hilary rosen and mary matalin. they are both making the case, get out from behind closed doors and negotiate the terms of the fiscal cliff deal in...
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the first was captured by the british in 1775 by the continental navy. seven more ships would carry the name. >> it is the biggest honor of my professional life to be the captain of this ship. >> reporter: the carrier did six combat missions during vietnam, and in 1969, an explosion on board set off a massive fire. 27 sailors were killed, hundreds more hurt. but the enterprise survived. and now her last captain has one final mission. to make sure this is not the last ship to bear the name. >> written letters to the naval operations, you know, asking for that, asking that that name sake be carried forward. >> reporter: to some future enterprise and a continuing legacy. chris lawrence, cnn, on board the uss enterprise. >> very cool. >>> all right, well you might be friends with a millionaire and not even know it. look carefully at this surveillance video. do you recognize the man in the yellow outfit? well, he is showing people his ticket. he may be one of the winners of this week's powerball jackpot. he has not come forward, but people say the numbers wer
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we know the name of the navy s.e.a.l. killed during a raid to rescue a kidnapped american doctor in afghanistan. the s.e.a.l. is identified as petty officer first class nicolas checque. barbara starr joins us from the pentagon with more on petty officer checque, a member of s.e.a.l. team six, the same elite unit that of course took out osama bin laden. barbara? >> good morning, ted. the military is confirming now that the body of 28-year-old nicolas checque has been returned to the united states, back to his family. no announcement about burial services for this young man, a native of pennsylvania, navy s.e.a.l. who is remembered by those who knew him at his high school, his principal, his wrestling coach, talking about the young man they knew when he was a boy back in school. >> worked hard every day, never complained. those are the things i remember. i remember his senior year him basically telling us what he was training for and it was going to get into the special forces. >> it's scary to hear the stories that come ou
we know the name of the navy s.e.a.l. killed during a raid to rescue a kidnapped american doctor in afghanistan. the s.e.a.l. is identified as petty officer first class nicolas checque. barbara starr joins us from the pentagon with more on petty officer checque, a member of s.e.a.l. team six, the same elite unit that of course took out osama bin laden. barbara? >> good morning, ted. the military is confirming now that the body of 28-year-old nicolas checque has been returned to the united...
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interview, the navy s.e.a.l. was pressured into giving up the information. i never understood that why the navy s.e.a.l.s would feel pressure. >> still ahead on "starting point," constantly surrounded by data. a new book proposes we could study that data and find patterns in it and change lives. the highest paid actor on tv is tackling one of the most innovative men of our time. can ashton kutcher live up to the steve jobs' legacy? you're watching "starting point." we're back in just a moment. whem another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalty program, right? well, we have something. show her, tom. huh? you should see november! oh, yeah? point," constantly surrounded by point." sse. call or click today. [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with
interview, the navy s.e.a.l. was pressured into giving up the information. i never understood that why the navy s.e.a.l.s would feel pressure. >> still ahead on "starting point," constantly surrounded by data. a new book proposes we could study that data and find patterns in it and change lives. the highest paid actor on tv is tackling one of the most innovative men of our time. can ashton kutcher live up to the steve jobs' legacy? you're watching "starting point."...
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we also know the u.s. navy is in the process moving up to four ships into position. mostly to monitor the launch. but if fragments veer off course, they would be in position to defend some of our allies in the region. also due to that concern, japan is also mobilizing a couple patriot missile batteries, only in the event it has to shoot down fragments that veer over japanese territory. right now, from what we know, we expect the launch to follow the sameath mostly as its failed launch in april. in that case, take a look. it would fly south, not east over japan. if it works, the first stage of the rocket would fall somewhere off the coast of south korea. the second stage of the rocket would fall in the philippines or near the philippines. a satellite is light weight compared to a one ton nuclear war head, but a lot of technology used to put a satellite in orbit is the same technology you can use to develop long range ballistic missiles. >> because that failed launch in april, what, it stayed in the air less than a minute or so, are they basically trying to do the same
we also know the u.s. navy is in the process moving up to four ships into position. mostly to monitor the launch. but if fragments veer off course, they would be in position to defend some of our allies in the region. also due to that concern, japan is also mobilizing a couple patriot missile batteries, only in the event it has to shoot down fragments that veer over japanese territory. right now, from what we know, we expect the launch to follow the sameath mostly as its failed launch in april....
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. >>> the u.s. navy seals are again mourning the loss of one of their own. a military official tells cnn that commander job price died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. price was a commander officer of seal team 4, that's the unit with more than two dozen members that operates in central afghanistan. the official says there's no indication at this point that price was under any investigation or involved in any controversies. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel has not been nominated as defense secretary, but members of his own party already signaling an uphill confirmation battle if he is. barbara star has more on in surprising backlash. good morning to you. i think a lot of people thought after susan rice's nomination for secretary of state went away and everybody thought, okay, here's john kerry. he's going to sail through the confirmation process. so is chuck hagel. i think a lot of people were surprised by this news. what happened? >> well, you know, in the classic washington case, people are asking the question, was hagel a trial balloon being fl
. >>> the u.s. navy seals are again mourning the loss of one of their own. a military official tells cnn that commander job price died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. price was a commander officer of seal team 4, that's the unit with more than two dozen members that operates in central afghanistan. the official says there's no indication at this point that price was under any investigation or involved in any controversies. >>> former republican senator chuck hagel has not...
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. >>> a navy seal leaves the service, but still feels a call to serve, now he feels the need to help. >> for me being in the military was one of the greatest experiences of my life. because i was working with incredible men and women, dedicated to serving a purpose larger than themselves. when i served, i did four deployments overseas. in 2003, i came back from a last deployment in iraq, coming back from the al-qaeda targeting cell. when i came home i went to bethesda naval hospital to visit with the returning marines. i asked each of the veterans if you can't return to the military, what else would you like to do? and every single one of them told me they wanted to continue to serve. when i left the hospital i called two friends and we agreed to do something about it. they put in the money from disability checks, i contributed my money from the combat pay in iraq. they set up opportunities to do six months of intensive leadership and fellowship in their communities. we helped them make a transition to being a veteran again. i think one of the biggest conceptions about returning post-
. >>> a navy seal leaves the service, but still feels a call to serve, now he feels the need to help. >> for me being in the military was one of the greatest experiences of my life. because i was working with incredible men and women, dedicated to serving a purpose larger than themselves. when i served, i did four deployments overseas. in 2003, i came back from a last deployment in iraq, coming back from the al-qaeda targeting cell. when i came home i went to bethesda naval...
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as for the navy, they got part of the rocket's first stage booster off the western coast of south korea. now a former marine sitting in a mexican jail on gun charges. he has been there for months and is being threatened by drug cartel s. we told you this story yesterday. senator nelson is trying to get him out and now we are hearing from the marine's parents and they are emotionally drained. gary tuckman reports. >> johnny hammer is an american war jet van, a marine in afghanistan and iraq. he decided to drive with a fellow marine from florida in a win bago to costa rica for a surfing vacation. john and olivia are his parents. >> he realized and they took every decent board they had. >> he was looking forward to driving there and knew it was mexico, but he was not planning on staying. >> no. the only reason they were going to stop is to get more gas. >> his parents were concerned when he wanted to bring an antique seers and row buck shotgun his great grandfather owned that looks like this. he wanted to hunt with it. he got the proper forms from border agents to declare it. once he did,
as for the navy, they got part of the rocket's first stage booster off the western coast of south korea. now a former marine sitting in a mexican jail on gun charges. he has been there for months and is being threatened by drug cartel s. we told you this story yesterday. senator nelson is trying to get him out and now we are hearing from the marine's parents and they are emotionally drained. gary tuckman reports. >> johnny hammer is an american war jet van, a marine in afghanistan and...
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the navy's big worry, women are still not confident their reports will be taken seriously. >> the chain of command is part of the problem. you are required to report the incident to your chain of command. oftentimes, the assailant is your commander. >> reporter: at west point and the air force academy, the number of sexual assault incidents reported rose as well. while disturbing, the survey did find at these schools, women appeared to be more comfortable, going ahead and reporting harassment and assault, though there were many cases of unreported incidents. now, the military is cracking down on senior officers. an army general is scheduled to go to trial in the coming weeks on a number of charges of sexual misconduct. but at the military academies, those commanders are under increasing pressure to keep these young students safe. kate, wolf? >> those numbers are absolutely astounding. only 12 formal reports, barbara. great reporting. we'll definitely be following up on this. barbara starr at the pentagon for us this evening. >>> for many, it can be the invisible toll of a trauma. two su
the navy's big worry, women are still not confident their reports will be taken seriously. >> the chain of command is part of the problem. you are required to report the incident to your chain of command. oftentimes, the assailant is your commander. >> reporter: at west point and the air force academy, the number of sexual assault incidents reported rose as well. while disturbing, the survey did find at these schools, women appeared to be more comfortable, going ahead and reporting...
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morning, four crew members were rushed to the hospital after a navy helicopter made a hard landing at a base near san diego. the chopper was being used for routine training. cause of the hard landing under investigation right now. >>>. >>> a fight over a small cluster of uninhabited lands between japan and china. japan sent eight fighter jets after a chinese plane was seen near the islands. it was gone by the time they got there. china continues to claim the islands. the islands have been in japanese control for years. japan bought the privately owned islands in september. >>> some are calling it a break-through, north korea making its first successful long range rocket launch but less than 24 hours after liftoff a u.s. official tells cnn the country may not be in full control of the satellite. joining me is cnn contributor and retired u.s. army general spider marks. good morning. >> good morning. >> what does this mean? is this a setback for north korea? >> it's not a setback at all for north korea. north korea successfully launched something into an extra atmospheric orbit, albeit i
morning, four crew members were rushed to the hospital after a navy helicopter made a hard landing at a base near san diego. the chopper was being used for routine training. cause of the hard landing under investigation right now. >>>. >>> a fight over a small cluster of uninhabited lands between japan and china. japan sent eight fighter jets after a chinese plane was seen near the islands. it was gone by the time they got there. china continues to claim the islands. the...
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navy has to buy less advanced fighter jets. or the pentagon would have to cut the number of soldiers and marines back to the levels before 9/11. >> sequestration would risk hollowing out our force. >> reporter: pentagon officials say going over the cliff would actually leave them a trillion dollars in the hole because it comes on top of cuts they have already budgeted for. >> we've put in place $487 billion in savings over the next ten years. >> reporter: are these cuts the same sort of budget cuts that you and i think of when we think of cutting our budget? >> i call them phantom cuts. it's not a real saving. >> reporter: freeman says the pentagon is counting money that it was projecting to spend as savings. which he says, isn't the same as simply spending less. >> but this is the way d.c. does math. it's unfortunate that you and i can't do our taxes like. that but it's the way they seem to do business here. >> reporter: a senior defense official admits that everyone at the pentagon from the secretary on down is on autopilot t
navy has to buy less advanced fighter jets. or the pentagon would have to cut the number of soldiers and marines back to the levels before 9/11. >> sequestration would risk hollowing out our force. >> reporter: pentagon officials say going over the cliff would actually leave them a trillion dollars in the hole because it comes on top of cuts they have already budgeted for. >> we've put in place $487 billion in savings over the next ten years. >> reporter: are these cuts...
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one half is navy and the other half is army. >> there are many people around the world watching the game. >> there's no career in the nfl, big time money, media recognition. just guys tackling like they were back in high school playing football. >> if both records were 0-10 going into it we would have the same intensity if we were undefeated. >> we don't hate each other. we dislike each other when we're playing but when the game ends we're brothers in arms. >> after the game you hug them. you know what they are about to endure. every one of us is going to serve our country. we'll be put in harm's way whether on a ship, on the ground or in an area. -- airplane. >> not only will they battle hard in this game and be on the same team after this, but a lot of times they count on each other to save each other. >> protecting each other and serving our country is something we value greatly. >> cnn newsroom starts at that time top of the hour. joe is in today. how's she doing? >> she's sending in e-mails. >> got the twins at home but you're here with an action-packed afternoon. >> we'll pick up o
one half is navy and the other half is army. >> there are many people around the world watching the game. >> there's no career in the nfl, big time money, media recognition. just guys tackling like they were back in high school playing football. >> if both records were 0-10 going into it we would have the same intensity if we were undefeated. >> we don't hate each other. we dislike each other when we're playing but when the game ends we're brothers in arms. >>...
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. >>> from the front lines of war to the front lines at home. a former navy s.e.a.l. finds a new way to help his fellow veterans. >>> many veterans struggle to find the same sense of purpose they had in the military when they try to transition back to civilian life. one navy s.e.a.l. says the call to serve never goes away, so he started a group called the mission continues, to help returning vets find a way to continue their service on the front lines of their communities. >> for me, being in the military was one of the greatest experiences of my life. because i was working with incredible men and women dedicated to serving a purpose that was larger than themselves. >> i did four deployments overseas. in 2007, i came back from my last deployment in iraq. i had been serving there as a commander of an al qaeda targeting cell. i went to a bethesda hospital to visit with returning wounding marines. i asked if you can't return to the military, what else would you like to do? every single one of them told me they would like to continue to serve. when i left the hospital tha
. >>> from the front lines of war to the front lines at home. a former navy s.e.a.l. finds a new way to help his fellow veterans. >>> many veterans struggle to find the same sense of purpose they had in the military when they try to transition back to civilian life. one navy s.e.a.l. says the call to serve never goes away, so he started a group called the mission continues, to help returning vets find a way to continue their service on the front lines of their communities....
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navy drone and doesn't belong to the cia. the white house says -- >> we have no evidence that the iranian claims you cite are true. >> reporter: the iranians say the unmanned aerial vehicle is a scan eagle, a small drone made by a boeing subsidiary named insitu. it's only 4 feet long with a 10-foot wingspan. iranian officials say the one they display was captured by revolutionary guard anti-aircraft squad. would it take an anti-aircraft squad to bring one of these down? >> brian, that's hard to believe, because this is a very small uav. it weighs in at 40 pounds, on average. so the idea that some kind of artillery piece would blast this thing out of the sky doesn't seem believe because that would shatter it to bits. >> reporter: lee and other experts tell us the drone on display in iran could have been downed by weather or a navigation problem. a year ago, iran claimed to have shot down another u.s. drone, the high-altitude rq-170 sentinel. u.s. officials said it had crashed in the iranian desert after leaving a base in afgha
navy drone and doesn't belong to the cia. the white house says -- >> we have no evidence that the iranian claims you cite are true. >> reporter: the iranians say the unmanned aerial vehicle is a scan eagle, a small drone made by a boeing subsidiary named insitu. it's only 4 feet long with a 10-foot wingspan. iranian officials say the one they display was captured by revolutionary guard anti-aircraft squad. would it take an anti-aircraft squad to bring one of these down? >>...
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the u.s. has been trying to block iran's oil exports as part of an effort to get iran to give up it's nuke program, but as for the drone, a defense official says no u.s. navy drone is missing. >>> we're about to take you live to cairo. that is where riot police are bracing now for another night of violent street fighting, tear gas all over the city today. this week crowds of egyptians have now stormed the presidential palace, breaking through fences, fighting with security forces, trying to keep them back. now, the protesters, they are furious about several things. first of all, all concerning president mohammed morsi and this growing perception that he is making himself too powerful. cnn's reza sayah is in cairo. >> opposition factions back protesting against mohammed morrissey for nearly two weeks. most of the protests have been limited to tahrir square, but they're now going to the source of their anger, president morrissey, and his presidential palace. >> why come here? >> because it's --
the u.s. has been trying to block iran's oil exports as part of an effort to get iran to give up it's nuke program, but as for the drone, a defense official says no u.s. navy drone is missing. >>> we're about to take you live to cairo. that is where riot police are bracing now for another night of violent street fighting, tear gas all over the city today. this week crowds of egyptians have now stormed the presidential palace, breaking through fences, fighting with security forces,...
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the army has a set, the navy has a set, the air force has a set. it is a totally miss organized system. host: how do they cost so much? guest: salaries are expensive. you're talking about people who are making over $100,000 a year serving as a military colonel. we tried to take a good look in the 1990's about how you could shrink and downsizing medical complex for the department of defense, but the resistance we got trying to downsize the military health-care system and combine the services capabilities, all my gosh. -- oh my gosh. host: whether so many lawyers? -- why are there so many lawyers? guest: when we dropped a bomb, if not only have to drop the target, you love to bring in a lawyer and say, is it too close to a school? here is how many people may get killed as collateral damage. about hundreds of targets needing lots of lawyers. you have them down in guantanamo. there are held of reasons for having lots and lots of lawyers. we have more lawyers than probably any one of the services. host: jacksonville, florida, independent. caller: my que
the army has a set, the navy has a set, the air force has a set. it is a totally miss organized system. host: how do they cost so much? guest: salaries are expensive. you're talking about people who are making over $100,000 a year serving as a military colonel. we tried to take a good look in the 1990's about how you could shrink and downsizing medical complex for the department of defense, but the resistance we got trying to downsize the military health-care system and combine the services...
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we have an admirable for almost every ship in the navy. -- admiral for almost every ship in the navy, not a captain, an admiral. we have done is go through and find areas where we could transfer responsibility out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several reports, including his latest, the debt bomb. that is live sunday at noon eastern on book tv on c-span-2. >> now we talk to a capitol hill reporter about the senate's work on the defense authorization bill. >> the senate has been in a holding pattern on the defense authorization bill, but finally found a way to start consideration of amendments. what broke the logjam? >> rand paul had a desire to bring an amendment that would have applied sixth amendment rights to citizens who had been taken in the war on terror on u.s. homeland. he was concerned he would not get the time. senator mccain is the ranking membe
we have an admirable for almost every ship in the navy. -- admiral for almost every ship in the navy, not a captain, an admiral. we have done is go through and find areas where we could transfer responsibility out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and the future of the republican party on book tv. the senator has written several...
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the army has a set and the navy has a set and their redundant. it is a totally miss organized system. >> how come the costs are much? guest: salaries are expensive. you are talking about people who make $100,000 a year serving as a military officer. we tried to take a good look at how you would shrink and downsize the medical complex of the department of defense but the resistance that we got trying to downsize the military health-care system and combine the services capability. you got such resistance, they used to make fun of us at dinner afterwards we felt some measurable. host: where there so many lawyers? >> when we drop a bomb, is it too close to a mosque or church or school? we come in this way. when you do that for a libyan campaign, you're talking about hundreds of targets needing lots of lawyers. you have them down in guantanamo. there are a whole lot of reasons for having lots and lots of lawyers. we have more lawyers than probably any one of the services. host: jacksonville, florida, independent. caller: my question would be why after
the army has a set and the navy has a set and their redundant. it is a totally miss organized system. >> how come the costs are much? guest: salaries are expensive. you are talking about people who make $100,000 a year serving as a military officer. we tried to take a good look at how you would shrink and downsize the medical complex of the department of defense but the resistance that we got trying to downsize the military health-care system and combine the services capability. you got...
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caller: yes, in the mother of three navy seals serving our country. with the sequestration they are putting in place, at it is going to be something that brings a lot of military personnel home with no job, and i feel that a lot of our special forces are going to be the ones that have to deal with all these other foreign countries. what type of jobs are going to be available for army personnel, marines, that they have been dealing with any military sense they got out of high school? caller: thank you. charlottetown, missouri. good afternoon. caller: thank you. in a navy veteran myself. a lot people are thinking that these men and women -- especially republicans -- who were elected to the congress are traitors to the united states. by that, i mean these men and women take an oath to protect the united states of america, and yet these people have allegiance to this grover norquist fellow. did they not realize that you have to have taxes to pay for these two wars that the republicans -- that was george w. bush who was in charge that time -- they started
caller: yes, in the mother of three navy seals serving our country. with the sequestration they are putting in place, at it is going to be something that brings a lot of military personnel home with no job, and i feel that a lot of our special forces are going to be the ones that have to deal with all these other foreign countries. what type of jobs are going to be available for army personnel, marines, that they have been dealing with any military sense they got out of high school? caller:...
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glenn doherty was a former navy seal. tyrone woods was another seal. sean smith, an air force veteran. we want to say thank you to all of them, to the fallen, and their families. they all gave to the nation, and we are grateful beyond words for their service and sacrifice. from the very beginning of the benghazi event, every member of this committee has shared with the president and secretary clinton our determination to get all the facts about what happened and why. we submitted many questions to the state department to be incorporated into this investigation, and we are very pleased that they have been. we have had a number of classified briefings, and yesterday, the committee heard from ambassador john pickering and admiral mike mullen. we heard them deliver a frank and comprehensive set of findings to the review board. admiral mullen and ambassador pickering are two of america's most distinguished and capable public servants. i want to thank them for their extraordinary service to our country. the report pulls no punches. it tackles had on many of
glenn doherty was a former navy seal. tyrone woods was another seal. sean smith, an air force veteran. we want to say thank you to all of them, to the fallen, and their families. they all gave to the nation, and we are grateful beyond words for their service and sacrifice. from the very beginning of the benghazi event, every member of this committee has shared with the president and secretary clinton our determination to get all the facts about what happened and why. we submitted many questions...
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as we say in the navy, jay, well done. may you and your family have fair wind and good seas. i yield back. mr. woodall: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, at this time it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman from georgia for hosting this hour. and an opportunity to recognize and thank a good friend, jay pearson, who started his work in the u.s. house of representatives in 1978, in the office of the general clerk under then majority leader john rhodes. where he learned the intricacies of the house and legislative procedures while keeping official minutes in this chamber. in 1979 he began working in the republican cloakroom where he remained for seven years before beginning a new position as floor assistance it -- floor assistant to the republican leader in 1986. since then jay has served as floor assistant to three speakers of the house, including newt gingrich, dennis hastert and the current speaker, john boehner. the career that has spanned over 35 years, jay has served as an invaluable role for s
as we say in the navy, jay, well done. may you and your family have fair wind and good seas. i yield back. mr. woodall: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, at this time it's my great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i thank the gentleman from georgia for hosting this hour. and an opportunity to recognize and thank a good friend, jay pearson, who started his work in the u.s. house of representatives in 1978, in the office of the general clerk...
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navy was in hawaii in my headquarters receiving briefings on the future activities that our navys will do together, looking and talking through the issues of the rim of the pacific exercise of which you mentioned that will happen in 2014. we have a growing ability to have a tie log at the military level that's frank and open, and we do that through consulted talks we do on a periodic basis, and then we build a calendar of events on areas we think will have the most opportunity to have success working together. we build that calendar of events, and so far, we're having a very good record on meeting those objectives and actually completing them. right now i believe there's, in this time frame, i don't know exactly, but there's an exercise that we are doing in a bilateral way between the u.s. military and pay con and with the p.l.a. so, i just sent let the record show to my counterparts congratulating them on their promotions and hoping that we continue to have a good and open dialogue. because in the end, we have the responsibility, the p.l.a. and u.s. military have a responsibility to h
navy was in hawaii in my headquarters receiving briefings on the future activities that our navys will do together, looking and talking through the issues of the rim of the pacific exercise of which you mentioned that will happen in 2014. we have a growing ability to have a tie log at the military level that's frank and open, and we do that through consulted talks we do on a periodic basis, and then we build a calendar of events on areas we think will have the most opportunity to have success...
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again, all those programs like a fighter jet for the summary for the navy, that is on the table as well. >> military construction is the money the military spends to build bases and various other facilities. >> is that big money? >> it can be big money. those dollars are also on the table. >> what is not on the table? >> military retirement, the tensions that go to military men and women, the disability payments and things like that are not on the table. everything else in the budget is pretty much on the table. they can't close bases because of a law. the law says that they can't close the base, but they can downsize. it will require similar to what we had in the past, realignment. >> the last bullet point we're showing viewers, funding for the war in afghanistan is not on the table. >> it technically is, but the pentagon said they would move money if they had to. we will get everything we need. >> who makes the decision about what gets cut? >> it will probably give some and german -- interpretation. it might mean different things in different areas. in procurement, it will probably me
again, all those programs like a fighter jet for the summary for the navy, that is on the table as well. >> military construction is the money the military spends to build bases and various other facilities. >> is that big money? >> it can be big money. those dollars are also on the table. >> what is not on the table? >> military retirement, the tensions that go to military men and women, the disability payments and things like that are not on the table. everything...
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this past february, navy and marine corps conducted their first large-scale amphibious exercise in more than 10 years. in march, the army conducted its first exercise in its new decisive action framing environment that emphasizes combined arms maneuver against a combination of regular and conventional opponents. the second element of our defense strategy is to maintain our force protection where we needed. in the middle east and in the asia-pacific region. the asia-pacific region is obviously an area of growing importance to our economy and our security. in the middle east, represent continuing threats to our security as well. even after the withdrawal of troops from iraq. we have maintained a substantial military presence in the middle east. in order to deter aggression. respond to crisis, and short regional stability in the face of historic unrest and a continuing threat from iran. last week, i visited some of our troops based in kuwait, part of a robust posture that includes roughly 50,000 troops, dozens of ships, fighters, bombers, advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaiss
this past february, navy and marine corps conducted their first large-scale amphibious exercise in more than 10 years. in march, the army conducted its first exercise in its new decisive action framing environment that emphasizes combined arms maneuver against a combination of regular and conventional opponents. the second element of our defense strategy is to maintain our force protection where we needed. in the middle east and in the asia-pacific region. the asia-pacific region is obviously...
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glenn doherty was a former navy seal. he was also from my home state. i talked a couple of times with tyrone woods was another his family. seal. sean smith, an air force veteran. we want to say thank you to all of them, to the fallen, and their families. they all gave to the nation, and we are grateful beyond words for their service and sacrifice. from the very beginning of the benghazi event, every member of this committee has shared with the president and secretary clinton our determination to get all the facts about what happened and why. we submitted many questions to the state department to be incorporated into this investigation, and we are very pleased that they have been. we have had a number of classified briefings, and yesterday, the committee heard from ambassador john pickering and admiral mike mullen. we heard them deliver a frank and comprehensive set of findings to the review board. admiral mullen and ambassador pickering are two of america's most distinguished and capable public servants. i want to thank them for their extraordinary serv
glenn doherty was a former navy seal. he was also from my home state. i talked a couple of times with tyrone woods was another his family. seal. sean smith, an air force veteran. we want to say thank you to all of them, to the fallen, and their families. they all gave to the nation, and we are grateful beyond words for their service and sacrifice. from the very beginning of the benghazi event, every member of this committee has shared with the president and secretary clinton our determination...
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rise of china's resurgence internationally -- that has allowed elements like the navy within the chinese system to kind of push for greater -- much greater development at a much better, faster pace and a larger budget. and they're taking sort of a mahanian approach to their military or their naval developments, and that will be interesting to watch. >> so one of the things that means for us, bob, is that increasingly, chinese assets, naval and air, are operating further -- farther from chinese borders. the united states has -- and its allies -- has been very active. we forward-deployed in the asian-pacific region, and as a result, our forces are going to operate in closer proximity on a much more regular basis. so one of the things that's most important -- and you've seen what secretary panetta has done, and the chairman and other key military leaders -- is seek a deeper dialogue between our two military organizations, not just to get up this issue of transparency, which is of critical importance, but also to deal with issues associated with inadvertence and miscalculation. we do not wan
rise of china's resurgence internationally -- that has allowed elements like the navy within the chinese system to kind of push for greater -- much greater development at a much better, faster pace and a larger budget. and they're taking sort of a mahanian approach to their military or their naval developments, and that will be interesting to watch. >> so one of the things that means for us, bob, is that increasingly, chinese assets, naval and air, are operating further -- farther from...
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the ratio is totally out of work. we almost have an admiral for every ship in the navy. it is not a captain. it is an animal. all we have done is go through and look at areas where we could not necessarily save all the money, but we could transfer responsibilities that are not truly in the defense of the country out of the pentagon, and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, talk with senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable care act, and the future of the republican party. the president has written several books and reports, including his latest, "the debt bomb." live sunday at the 12:00 noon eastern. >> no, we hear from a syrian opposition spokesman about the latest developments in the ongoing syrian civil war. the spokesman urged the international community to intervene, and calls for u.s. leadership, rather than just humanitarian aid. from johns hopkins, this is an hour and a half. >> thank you. thank you for everyone. thank you for the john hopkins university for organizing this event. let me start by sharing w
the ratio is totally out of work. we almost have an admiral for every ship in the navy. it is not a captain. it is an animal. all we have done is go through and look at areas where we could not necessarily save all the money, but we could transfer responsibilities that are not truly in the defense of the country out of the pentagon, and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, talk with senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable care...
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there was no navy to control the shipping or protect our shipping rights. the articles of confederation, congress realized, we should also realize, if we do not have an adequate or strong defense, not only can we not militarily defend this country but we don't have the ability of diplomatically of trying to reach solutions to problems without resorting to military efforts. they realized this was one of the flaws of america when they wrote the constitution. so it is not -- it is not unusual for them to specifically put in here that one of the responsibilities that house has is to provide for the common defense. it is not unusual that in article 1 section 8 there are several clauses, seven of those 17 clauses as well as the introduction talks about military defense and military preparedness. they recognized how significant that was, not just for the defending militarily but also for the future and the diplomatic abilities of the future of the united states. this bill deals with one of the few core constitutional responsibilities that we have. and over the pas
there was no navy to control the shipping or protect our shipping rights. the articles of confederation, congress realized, we should also realize, if we do not have an adequate or strong defense, not only can we not militarily defend this country but we don't have the ability of diplomatically of trying to reach solutions to problems without resorting to military efforts. they realized this was one of the flaws of america when they wrote the constitution. so it is not -- it is not unusual for...
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glen daugherty was a former navy seal. -- glenn doherty was a former navy seal. tyrone woods was another seal. sean smith, an air force veteran. we want to say thank you to all of them, to the fallen, and their families. they all gave it to the nation, and we are grateful beyond words for their service and sacrifice. from the very beginning of the benghazi event, every member of this committee has shared with the president and secretary clinton our determination to get all the facts about what happened and why. resubmitted many questions to the state department to be incorporated into this investigation, and we are very pleased that they have been. we -- we have had a number of classified briefings, and yesterday, the committee heard from an pastor john pickering and admiral mike mullen. we heard them deliver a frank and comprehensive set of findings to the review board. admiral mollen and an pastor pickering are two of american's most distinguished and capable public servant -- servants. -- admiraland mulle -- admiral mullen and ambassador pickering article of a
glen daugherty was a former navy seal. -- glenn doherty was a former navy seal. tyrone woods was another seal. sean smith, an air force veteran. we want to say thank you to all of them, to the fallen, and their families. they all gave it to the nation, and we are grateful beyond words for their service and sacrifice. from the very beginning of the benghazi event, every member of this committee has shared with the president and secretary clinton our determination to get all the facts about what...
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there was an article recently in and how healmem post" describes how the american and soviet navy circled your mom to poor, and watching each other. they got so tired -- circled, watching each other. they got so tired that they got close to making a mistake. boris yeltsin was president of russia. the norwegians had it with the rocket. the launch a whether rocket. the notification got lost in the mail. the russian generals came into yeltsin and said, someone has launched something at us across the far horizon. if this is an american nuclear attack, you have two minutes to launch or russia will be obliterated with no shots back. yeltsin and thankfully was sober that day, relations were good between the u.s. and soviet union and he said, it cannot be the americans attacking. when we talk about the u.s. iran it, israel and iran, a shorter flight times, more attention -- the chances of something going wrong are that much higher. you also have to be concerned about iran with a nuclear umbrella. people say, iran will be more responsive. if you look at pakistan, they became much more aggressive a
there was an article recently in and how healmem post" describes how the american and soviet navy circled your mom to poor, and watching each other. they got so tired -- circled, watching each other. they got so tired that they got close to making a mistake. boris yeltsin was president of russia. the norwegians had it with the rocket. the launch a whether rocket. the notification got lost in the mail. the russian generals came into yeltsin and said, someone has launched something at us...
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the army and navy were involved with the no-fly zone over iraq. said the iraq war in afghanistan. soviet-backed at 1989. stage so we are back at 1989. so now we show that we are engaged. with the pacific, it implies you can turn your attention away from the know least. from the middle east. but you really cannot. that is the challenge with the pivot. >> talk about geographic divides, you make reference to the u.s. and mexico. what about transnational criminal organizations, to influence of radical extremist, iran into venezuela, and a large border that is flat? >> guest: i and my book talking about mexico. natalie china and the middle east but mexico is on the same level of importance. latin history is moving north demographically. and the average honduran is 20 also mexican, the american is 37. the young deer population is growing faster and we have more latin speaking people in our society. back of a 20th-century it was wrote with the artificial border come as our border is between highly developed society and an economically less developed, the
the army and navy were involved with the no-fly zone over iraq. said the iraq war in afghanistan. soviet-backed at 1989. stage so we are back at 1989. so now we show that we are engaged. with the pacific, it implies you can turn your attention away from the know least. from the middle east. but you really cannot. that is the challenge with the pivot. >> talk about geographic divides, you make reference to the u.s. and mexico. what about transnational criminal organizations, to influence...
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>> caller: i'm the director of science and technology development for the navy. >> host: for the navy, great, go ahead. but >> caller: if you think that you may remember i was the program manager and we came in under budget and that technological requirement is absolutely true. it's a model of management, its of the program managers. i find the sequestration probably a terrific opportunity because all we have to do is that programs we have, the major dollar cost programs [inaudible] like the v-22 which has the second recall that the piece of aircraft. .. i would like a little differently or can you change the nose and make it look better you don't get to do that. so you put in some reasonably simple controls on the process. you can reduce cost. i suspect he could do that for a lot of other programs. we have had these multi-year programs, f18, some of the helicopter programs, the destroyer, you can actually save money ship to ship and plastic glass or a series to serious. >> and the caller said he remembers you. were you doing at the time? >> guest: the 70's, i was actually working as
>> caller: i'm the director of science and technology development for the navy. >> host: for the navy, great, go ahead. but >> caller: if you think that you may remember i was the program manager and we came in under budget and that technological requirement is absolutely true. it's a model of management, its of the program managers. i find the sequestration probably a terrific opportunity because all we have to do is that programs we have, the major dollar cost programs...
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he makes the point that at the beginning of world war ii the royal navy was the world's biggest navy. also was irrelevant. it was powerful but they didn't understand aircraft carriers, they underestimated submarines and they thought battleships were still central to maritime operation. the royal navy does nothing worth remembering in world war ii. is a total drain on the british. when mitt romney was talking about the size of the navy during one of the debate, i thought you want to read paul kennedy year. just because we have a big powerful navy doesn't mean it is the right navy. what you want of a relevant force? april and force down the road is going to look very different than it does today. but i think the place to begin with pretty severe budget cuts that make people stop and think. >> we have had so many great questions and i know we can go all night but we only have time for one more and tom will talk to a lot of you individually as well. you, sir. >> perfect segue. i'm a navy captain of the naval academy. also co-founder of a forum to study warfare and wondering if you could c
he makes the point that at the beginning of world war ii the royal navy was the world's biggest navy. also was irrelevant. it was powerful but they didn't understand aircraft carriers, they underestimated submarines and they thought battleships were still central to maritime operation. the royal navy does nothing worth remembering in world war ii. is a total drain on the british. when mitt romney was talking about the size of the navy during one of the debate, i thought you want to read paul...
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career in the united states navy. these are two men who didn't mince any words. they didn't hedge. there was candid and direct and i think this report is a quality report. the state department can take pride in it. the country is well served for the process put in place. secretary clinton said she would do this in david e. completely unfurnished appraisal and that's exactly what it is and i think she and the administration deserve credit for doing what was required here and really going to great lengths to make this sure is a very professional presentation. so tomorrow we will hear from the department on how they are proceeding forward. but i think the most important step is the report itself in the presentation later today. >> what administrative actions are taken inside the state department as a >> what administrative actions are taken inside the state department as a result of this report? >> everything the report has suggested has been embraced by the department and more. secretary clinton has sent out additional
career in the united states navy. these are two men who didn't mince any words. they didn't hedge. there was candid and direct and i think this report is a quality report. the state department can take pride in it. the country is well served for the process put in place. secretary clinton said she would do this in david e. completely unfurnished appraisal and that's exactly what it is and i think she and the administration deserve credit for doing what was required here and really going to...
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i did it for john warner when he was secretary of the navy. and i emphasized strongly with the people who handle our casework what an important job it was that they were doing. and in the time that we have been in the senate, our staff has resolved more than 40,000 personal cases. more than 40,000 people who have not known in many cases even how to approach their government, have received personal assistance that's helped them solve other problems in their lives. and, in fact, andrea troter, joann pulliam, debra lawson, debry boroughs on our staff, each one of them resolved more than 3,000 cases during the time that i have been in the senate. on legislative and political issues, i would say that when i came to the united states senate, i had made promises on the campaign trail, and we kept those promises. and the greatest achievements, in my view, during this term were made right out of our office not because we were responding to the suggestions of some committee work or from the executive branch, say they wanted something, but because we con
i did it for john warner when he was secretary of the navy. and i emphasized strongly with the people who handle our casework what an important job it was that they were doing. and in the time that we have been in the senate, our staff has resolved more than 40,000 personal cases. more than 40,000 people who have not known in many cases even how to approach their government, have received personal assistance that's helped them solve other problems in their lives. and, in fact, andrea troter,...